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Yemen’s national blood bank faces a complete shutdown within a week after a medical aid charity CE’s right to establish ended its two-year support, the facility’s director said yesterday, warning that the closure could exacerbate rental adjustment the existing humanitarian crisis in the war-torn country. More on p14 rate rejected P2 AL PLENARY More on backpage INSIDE 11.08.2017 fri

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AL Plenary ments, once the law is passed. He also noted that not only must individuals pay tax when buying houses, but, according Lawmakers rejected CE’s right to Macau law, landlords shou- ld also pay tax for leasing their houses. However, he remarked that “[…] many people in Macau to amend rental adjustment rate do not know that they should pay taxes.” Other lawmakers chimed in Julie Zhu house price index, human re- must be put into written form, decide. “Whether a notary certi- yesterday with additional poin- sources index and salary index. with signatures acknowledged fication is needed or not, the two ts: Vong Hin Fai observed that awmakers refused to But the proposal was criticized by a notary, several lawmakers, parties involved in the contract private notaries have the right Lgrant the discretionary by lawmakers such as Ma Chi including Lau Veng Seng, won- can choose,” proposed Mak. to reject certification in some power to the chief executive to Seng, who said that it “lacked dered whether Macau will have Fong Chi Keong deemed the cases; Angela Leong sees the amend the rental adjustment scientific legislation.” enough notaries to handle the notary certification “really un- amendment as a chance to res- rate during the article-by arti- future potential amount of lea- necessary,” adding that “it does pond to some of the public’s cle analysis of a rental control sing contracts which will need to not need to be done by a notary, concerns; while Fong Chi Keong mechanism. The extension be certified by a notary. […]. I don’t know why [we are] regards it as a “disturbance” to Nine lawmakers, including According to Lau, Macau cur- amending this article, […] it people. Leonel Alves, Song Pek Kei, and by an additional rently only has between 20 and does not help at all.” Previously, the city’s law regu- Zheng Anting, had proposed the 30 notaries, but the number of Vong Hin Fai shared his dou- lated that the landlords could establishment of a rate based on year of the those who understand Chine- bts about the consequences of not cancel a rental contract uni- a coefficient set by the chief exe- city’s current se is even lower. Lau is worried not having the signatures cer- laterally within two years. An cutive according to factors like that notary certification will re- tified by a notary. “If they [the extension of this restriction to the consumer price index and minimum of quire longer times from the in- tenants and landlords] do not three years was approved yes- housing market conditions. volved parties to sign a rental respect the related regulations, terday. The bill has been the main two-year rental contract. and if they do not process the le- Within the context of the ex- topic of debate this week at the Melinda Chan said “why do gal notation, what would be the tension, some lawmakers were Legislative Assembly. contracts was you ask for mandatory nota- consequences? What would ren- concerned about the ability of a Yesterday, the clause sugges- approved tion? Whether it can really der the contract invalid? Would landlord to evict tenants should ting that the chief executive solve the concerns the public landlords need to be refunded they fail to pay their rent. could temporarily change the has?” Chen also questioned how by tenants?” asked Vong. Some lawmakers also claimed adjustment rate for the rental Contrarily, Leonel Alberto Al- much time the notation process Song Pek Kei said that the that the new extension would market, was shut down. ves believes that the chief execu- will take. amendment is intended to su- be unhelpful for tenants, while “It should be delivered to a tive has the ability to make the Meanwhile, in response to pervise illegal rental behaviors, others voiced it was unfair on committee, not decided by the right decision, and he said that doubts this week about the su- which is why lawmakers are re- landlords. Chief Executive,” said Ma Chi the interference of Macau’s top pply of notaries in the territory quiring notary involvement, so The law will come into effect Seng. official would only be used when to handle this volume of work, as to ensure peoples’ safety. 180 days after it is officially pu- The article suggested that the needed. Mak Soi Kun suggested a “more Leonel Alves was confident blished. In the meantime, the adjustment rate should refer to Regarding the article requi- flexible” policy in which the te- that the number of notaries can article-by-article analysis of the Macau’s consumer price index, ring that all rental contracts nant and landlord are allowed to grow to meet future require- law is set to continue.

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GIF welcomes positive Demographics money laundering Slight population assessment he Financial Inte- Since then, various legis- been monitored closely increase Tlligence Office (GIF) lation and regulations have by the Gaming Inspection has released a statement been put forward for go- and Coordination Bureau acau’s welcoming the positive as- vernment review in order (DICJ) since 2006, GIF total popu- sessment in the latest Asia to crack down on money noted. “This is a necessary lation was bloomberg Pacific Group on Money laundering and terrorist response to the inherent 648,400 as Laundering (APG) Mutual financing. risks of the sector.” Mat the end of June 2017, Evaluation Report (MER), According to the state- Under the current sys- a slight increase of 100 released last month. ment, the local govern- tem, the local government quarter-to-quarter. Macau’s positive results ment “acknowledges the has established a double According to informa- were received in respect importance of the fight -scrutiny system for the tion released yesterday of its technical compliance against terrorist financing market entry to junket by the Statistics and Cen- with legal frameworks as and proliferation finan- promoters. The system sus Service (DSEC), the- well as its effectiveness in cing.” To this end, the Law decrees stringent licensing re were 342,500 female implementing measures on Asset Freezing Regime terms for junkets as impo- residents, accounting for against money laundering, was introduced in 2016, sed by the DICJ, as well as 52.8 percent of the total and terrorist financing. shortly after an on-site visit due diligence from gaming population. totaled 513, an increase de (382) decreased by The steps taken leading by the APG. concessionaires and sub- 1,596 live births were of seven quarter-to-quar- 435 and 29 respectively to the positive assessment Among the many other concessionaires before en- delivered in the second ter. The top three under- quarter-to-quarter. Non began even before 2010 steps taken to improve the tering into a partnership or quarter of 2017, up by lying causes of death -resident workers totaled when the Anti-Money Lau- city’s financial oversight agreement with junkets. 36 quarter-to-quarter. were neoplasms (189), 178,694 at the end of the ndering Working Group during this period were The GIF noted in the sta- Male babies totaled 829 diseases of the circula- second quarter, a decrea- – which currently consists thematic risk assessments tement that “the outcome and the sex ratio at birth tory system (127) and di- se of 1,185 from the pre- of 15 government agencies (including a periodic re- of the evaluation does not stood at 108.1, corres- seases of the respiratory vious quarter. – started to work on the re- view on non-profit organi- come [all of] a sudden, but ponding to 108.1 male system (93). In the first Slightly over 900 mar- commendations provided zations) and investigations is the result of the conti- babies per 100 female half of 2017, mortality riages were registered in in the MER of 2007. The into “large transaction re- nuous work of all the go- babies. A total of 3,156 decreased by 205 year- the second quarter, down intention was to address a ports” and suspicious tran- vernment agencies and pri- live births were recorded on-year to 1,019. by 161 quarter-to-quar- number of financial regula- sactions. vate sector [organizations] in the first half of this In the second quarter of ter. There were 2,027 re- tions in Macau that did not The gaming sector, an in- who have continuously year, down by 147 year 2017, Chinese immigran- gistered marriages in the meet international stan- dustry particularly prone placed tremendous partici- -on-year. ts (776) and individuals first half of 2017, up by dards. to money laundering, has pation in the process.” Meanwhile, mortality granted the right of abo- 44 year-on- year.

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SSM calls for cervical cancer Jockey Club granted 6-month revaccination A statement from the Health Bureau renewal while gov’t studies plan (SSM) is calling for residents who have not been vaccinated against he government will re- Although Leong could not cervical cancer to get the vaccine. The new the horse racing con- disclose the details of the government listed the cervical cancer T cession of the Macau Jockey plan, because it involves va- vaccine in its vaccination program in 2013 to reduce the rate of cervical Club for six months while it rious government entities, he cancer in Macau. SSM added that the reviews a development plan is confident that the six-mon- validity of the cervical cancer vaccines for the site’s future, as re- th extension will be sufficient given to female residents born after cently submitted by the com- for the government to make a September 1, 1995 will expire on May pany. judgement about the develo- 31, 2018. Those residents will need to The extension, which lasts pment plan. be revaccinated. until February 28, comes just Leong also said that the plan as the Jockey Club’s license outlines how the company in- was due to expire at the end tends to help diversify the ci- Highest ovitrap of this month. ty’s gaming industry and help According to Secretary for Macau develop into a world recorded in June Economy and Finance Lio- tourism and leisure centre. nel Leong, who spoke to The diversification of the In June, the Health Bureau (SSM) reporters on the sidelines MSAR’s industries is a Bei- registered an average mosquito of a plenary session at the jing-mandated objective for propagation index (ovitrap) of 64.1 Legislative Assembly this the city’s local government. percent, the highest value recorded week, the development plan The intention is to develop this year. The number is similar includes a long-term vision parallel industries, rather to the propagation index recorded for the Taipa-based race tra- than sub-categories within leong comments on amcm change during the same period last year. The ck and a renovation of its the gambling industry. index was recorded in the Macau LIONEL LEONG has com- keep up with new trends and peninsula, with the highest values grandstand. The Jockey Club has been The Secretary said that the posting annual losses since mented on the appointment of emerging industries. The term recorded in the Areia Preta and a new Monetary Authority of of the current AMCM chairman, Fai Chi Kei districts at 71.4 percent government will assess the 2004 and has accumulated feasibility of the plan befo- a deficit exceeding MOP4 Macau (AMCM) director, stating Benjamin Teng, ends on August and 69.1 percent, respectively. that it was part of regular per- 25. Teng will be replaced by re sending it to the Gaming billion. In the islands, the highest value sonnel changes in the public ad- Benjamin Chan, who also serves Inspection and Coordination The company responsible was registered in Coloane, at 88.5 ministration. Leong added that on IACM’s board of directors. percent. SSM is urging citizens to Bureau for further review. for operating the Jockey Club since the MSAR’s financial sector Chan’s term as Chairman will eliminate stagnant water at home to It will also collect opinions facility reported an accumu- has entered a new development run from 26 August 2017 to 25 prevent the spread of dengue fever from other relevant public lated loss of about MOP4 stage, the authorities needed to August 2018. and the Zika virus. departments. billion at the end of last year. ad fri 11.08.2017

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Residential loans New benefits for for non-residents Macau, HK residents drop 92 percent living in the mainland ccording to statistics re- commercial buildings and land. Aleased yesterday by the Mone- In contrast, new CRELs to non tary Authority of Macau (AMCM), -residents fell by 89.9 percent he Chinese govern- new approvals of residential from a higher comparison base in ment is considering a mortgage loans (RMLs) fell from the previous month to MOP116.2 series of new preferen- the previous month, while those million. bloomberg tial policies for Hong of commercial real estate loans When compared with the same TKong and Macau residents, ac- (CRELs) increased in June 2017. period of 2016, new approvals of cording to an unidentified offi- With regard to the outstanding ba- RMLs increased by 3 percent, whi- cial at the Hong Kong and Ma- lances, those of RMLs and CRELs le new approvals of CRELs decrea- cao Affairs Office of the State both increased. sed by 6.1 percent. Council on Wednesday, Xinhua During June, new RMLs appro- At the end of June 2017, the reported. ved by Macau banks fell by 15.5 outstanding value of RMLs was The country’s official news percent month-to-month to Mop185.8 billion, up by 0.7 percent agency has listed nearly 50 con- MOP4.8 billion. The non-resident from a month earlier or 5.2 percent cerns of Hong Kong and Ma- component dropped 92.7 percent from a year ago. The resident com- cau residents who live, study Pedestrians cross a street in the Gongbei district of Zhuhai to MOP108.3 million, from a sig- ponent constituted 93.8 percent and work in mainland China, nificantly higher comparison base of the total. When compared with ranging from social insurance of their incomes into a housing ts to work in public institutions in the previous month. Meanwhile, the previous month, outstanding applications and education ac- provident fund to be eligible for such as hospitals and universi- the resident component, accoun- RMLs to residents cess to job opportunities and low-interest housing loans. The ties, according to the official. ting for 97.8 percent of the total, in- increased by 0.9 percent, whereas tourism services. fund can also be used for rent, China Railway Corporation creased by 11.5 percent to MOP4.7 those to non-residents decreased Under the new policy, if appro- renovations and major illnesses. has also stated that Hong Kong billion. by 2.9 percent. ved, Hong Kong and Macau According to the statement, and Macau residents traveling Meanwhile, new CRELs rose The outstanding value of CRELs residents working in the main- the mainland’s human resour- around mainland China can by 82.1 percent month-to-month was MOP172.7 billion, up by 2.2 land will be granted equal rights ces authorities are also consi- purchase and collect tickets via to MOP6.1 billion; of which new percent month-to-month or 2.1 to housing provident funds to dering granting social security self-service machines in train CRELs to residents, accounting for percent year-on-year. Residents help them purchase homes and access to Hong Kong and Ma- stations across Beijing and 98.1 percent of the total, surged by accounted for 89.2 percent of the settle down in the mainland. cau residents who live, work or Shanghai municipalities, as 172.6 percent to MOP6 billion. Ac- loans. Compared with a month ear- Under current regulations, study in the mainland. well as in Guangdong, Hunan cording to AMCM, the surge was lier, outstanding CRELs to residen- urban mainland residents and The mainland also encourages and Fujian provinces, among mainly driven by new loans gran- ts and non-residents rose by 2 per- their employers pay a portion Hong Kong and Macau residen- others. ted to enterprises collateralized by cent and 4.7 percent respectively. ad 11.08.2017 fri

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data projects for government use. Chao emphasized that an open data policy is a feature of highly ANM fears way government, democratic countries. As such, it would be significant for residen- ts - especially the technologically -literate – for data to be made Alibaba intend to handle data available in order to democratize access to data. Lynzy Valles in Macau is just a basic statutory “The Macau government is very requirement and is in no way an bad in its openness and it’s a sha- he New Macau Associa- excuse for the government’s non- me. The opaqueness has been tion (ANM) is calling for transparency,” Sou noted. complained about by ANM for so the government to halt Meanwhile, Jason Chao, the lea- many years,” said Chao. its cooperation with tech der of Project Just Macau, added “Despite Chui Sai On’s cam- Tgiant Alibaba until details of the that the government has a ques- paign slogan of bringing about a “smart city plan” are made availa- tionable track record in terms of ‘sunshine government,’ we ha- ble for public scrutiny. its respect for citizens’ privacy. He ven’t seen it materialize as his ter- According to ANM president cited ANM’s accusations against ms is ending in three years’ time.” Sulo Sou, the association fears the Office for Personal Data Pro- Chao said that ANM was more that a government monopoly on tection (GPDP) back in 2015 that concerned about the manner in big data and cloud technologies the bureau had authorized the which Alibaba and the govern- will imperil liberal democracy. police to access citizens’ personal ment intended to handle the data, In a press conference held yes- data. rather than the transfer of data terday, the association demanded “Alibaba had some business per se, or other privacy issues. that the government take steps issues with an express courier He expressed his hopes that Sulu Sou (right) to ensure that residents remain in violation to exchange of data. local citizens would fully unders- informed of any statistics derived That incident was widely repor- tand that these proposed techni- from data obtained by smart city ba, the world’s largest retail giant. namely, tourism, information te- ted [so] we have a legitimate rea- cal developments would soon technology. The group added that the repor- chnology training, transportation son to doubt Alibaba’s motives in have a significant impact on resi- The pro-democracy group re- ted “complete neglect of due pro- management, medical services collecting a large amount of data dents. called its findings that local police cess by the Macau government” and urban management. [with] its business partners,” said “We don’t know whether or not authorities are keen on obtaining not only undermines public confi- However, ANM criticized the Chao, the former vice-president [the] data of Macau citizens will the identities of residents interes- dence but minimizes the value of region’s lack of transparency, of ANM. become part of the rogue AI de- ted in participating in social acti- the region’s public money by for- claiming that the unchecked opa- “Both parties have questiona- velopment in China […] It will be vism or demonstrations. going proposals from other com- queness of the local government’s ble records in handling personal too late when [residents] realize it Sou noted that ANM’s petitors in the market. processes has remained a key is- data. We, [as] residents of Macau, later,” Chao said. apprehension regarding big data The four-year deal, which was sue in the region. have legitimate reasons to cast Although Chao admitted that stems from the local govern- signed on Saturday, will turn The group contends that the doubt on this big data project,” he there are benefits to the collabo- ment’s recent circumvention of Macau into a “smart city.” To be government has exhibited an in- stressed. ration, he reminded residents to an open tender process, in which conducted in two phases, the plan creasing lack of transparency in ANM has also demanded that be aware of the risks of using ar- it chose to grant the construction seeks to accelerate Macau’s de- the past few years. the government make open data tificial intelligence under a “non- of a cloud infrastructure to Aliba- velopment in several key areas: “The physical presence of data a priority, in parallel with the big transparent government.”

Chao criticizes CAEAL regulations project to ensure fair elections PROJECT JUST Macau is a plat- tivist cited his recent diagnosis with ason Chao slammed the controversial Elec- that there were technical difficulties in complying form created by Chao to monitor Asperger syndrome as one of the Jtoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative with the regulations, as it would be difficult to election fairness in the Macau in reasons behind his decision to with- Assembly Election (CAEAL) regulations on so- eradicate all posts and information relating to its April, following his resignation draw from the next election. “In cial media postings, on the basis that the rules platform from the last few months. from ANM on March 31. The pro- Macau, reaching out to a broad excessively restrict citizens’ freedom of expres- The ANM president also stressed that he did ject aims to be a platform for whis- community is essential to winning sion. not deactivate his account but had simply hidden tleblowers, and Chao expressed his a seat and I’m not a good fit for this Chao recalled that the only major problem some of his posts. hoped that regulations would be role. In order to come to a decision, during elections over the past eight years was Meanwhile, Chao also notified the press that created to protect whistleblowers we have to take a lot of factors into unfair treatment of candidates. This issue is not he had gathered information on a so-called ille- from retaliation. Chao will run the account and I have to admit that is apparent in this year’s election. gal campaign involving allegations of coercion project until election day, Septem- one of the factors,” Chao said. The “The requirement of complete removal [of so- in schools, but declined to reveal the number of ber 17, and pledged to disclose all activist is set to go back to the UK cial media posts] is nonsense. It’s an excessive complaints Project Just Macau received. information obtained through the on September 23, and told the press restriction on freedom of expression,” he said. Chao noted that he had not received any exter- project. After one unsuccessful run yesterday that he plans to join the Sou also confirmed that he had informed CAEL nal complaints after the alleged coercion in April. to the Legislative Assembly, the ac- fight against Brexit. corporate bits adam cheng to perform 50th foundation sponsors 86 students mercedes benz announces new s-class vehicle anniversary concert at cotai arena for educational visits Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong has tember 30, 2017. Eighty-six students from Data and Application. released a new S-Class vehicle offe- Marking his 50th anniver- secondary schools in Ma- The group also visited ring 64 colors in an extended range sary in the industry, Cheng cau, Hong Kong, Taiwan China Academy of Space of ambient lighting along with an ar- embarked on his world tour and Singapore were Technology, Centre for ray of customizable settings. earlier this year in Hong sponsored by the Stanley Space Breeding, China The feature adds lighting highlights Kong. Cheng has been a Ho Astronautics Training Science and Technology on the trim elements, the central dis- household name for over half Foundation to participate Museum, and the National play, the storage facility and the front a century, and has appeared in the 24th Annual Aeros- Astronomical Observato- of the center console. in leading roles in numerous pace Summer Camp, held ries of the Chinese Aca- The extended ambient lighting television productions since in Beijing between July 16 demy of Sciences. creates interior lighting moods by the 1970s, including “The and 22. Ambrose So, Secretary- creating composite colors from the Heaven Sword and Dra- The students attended General of the Founda- 64-color range. gon Sabre”, “The Greed of seminars and visited ae- tion, remarked, “The Sum- The ‘energizing’ comfort control in receive Cantonese voice commands. Man”, and “Cold Blood Warm rospace-related museums mer Camp offers a series the S-Class links various systems in The voice commands can be used Heart”. He has also appeared and organizations. These of interactive activities ai- the vehicle together for comfort. The- to control the air conditioning, seat in around 40 movies. included the China Aeros- ming to broaden students’ se include the climate control system, heating and ventilation, and interior According to a press relea- pace Museum, the Insti- knowledge of aerospace which includes fragrance options, lighting, among others. 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Real Estate Matters The most important questions to ask… when you are a landlord renting out a property Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor. Having been established in 1994, JML Property offers investment property & homes. It specializes in managing properties for owners and investors, and providing attractive and comfortable homes for tenants.

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If you have not seen the earlier ar- red flag. nant leaves. ticles on this subject, here is a brief In the most extreme cases, property introduction to the series. Of course in Macau has been used in connec- How many people will be living you can find the articles online on tion with prostitution and human in the property ? the Macau Daily Times website. trafficking, neither of which you With the lack of space in Macau, it is Renting out a property can be both would want to be associated with not uncommon for workers to share stressful and risky, especially if you and both of which may send you to accommodation. are unfortunate enough to encounter jail without passing ‘go’ ! Whilst there is nothing wrong with a bad tenant. this is principle if the landlord is in- The trouble is, even though you own Has the tenant been informed formed, you want to avoid the pro- the property you are also very busy that they cannot sub let or ad- perty being used as a ‘dormitory’. during the day and want to minimi- vertise the property in any way We recently purchased a 600 sq ft ze the issues with this and any other The Tenancy Agreement may state apartment housing more than 10 apartment. clearly that the property cannot be people. It will make a nice home for If you are looking for an Agency to sub-leased, or it may not state any- a professional couple, but not for 5 x lease out your property and a Pro- thing directly related to this point. professional couples ! perty Administrator to take care of it If a tenant wants to sub-lease part or whilst it rented, it is important to do all of their property, they must have Who will deal with the lease re- your homework and look for an es- written permission from the owner. newal when the initial tenancy tablished and professional company This can be stated in the Tenancy agreement ends ? with strong systems. Agreement or in a separate state- The lease renewal must be tracked The list below is in no particular ment. and handled professionally, or it will order, and is intended as a starting cost you money. point to help identify which ques- Has the tenant been informed If a Property Administration com- tions to ask. In this final installment on our rules regarding pets ? pany is not handling this, you will we look at questions 16-20 Many landlords do not allow pets, want to set up a reminder when the mainly because of the potential lease is set to expire in 6 months. At Is the tenant legally entitled to damage they can cause to an apart- this point you should contact the te- stay / work in Macau ? ment and of course the difficulty nant and ask about their intentions You want to know if the tenant of returning the apartment to the to either stay or leave the apartment. has legal status in Macau. In other owner in the same condition it was If the tenant is going to stay, the- words, do they have the right to received. re are two choices, you can either live here, work here or both ? If the If you want to allow pets, it is better renew the existing lease or create a answer is neither, you could face to state this in the agreement so that new one; prosecution for leasing to an illegal there are no misunderstandings. immigrant. In such circumstances, you might That concludes this article on being You may find that that such people also want to put a clause in the a landlord; Next week: The most im- are willing to pay a premium to lease agreement that they pay for a deep portant questions you can ask when the apartment, and this should be a clean of the apartment when the te- selling your property. fri 11.08.2017

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ther to run despite the uptick in volatility. Because the HKMA’s HK$40 billion ($5.1 billion) sale Hong Kong’s crowded currency of EFBs is only a fraction of the city’s HK$260 billion aggregate balance (a gauge of interbank li- quidity), the gap between Hong trade enters perilous territory Kong and U.S. interest rates is likely to remain, according to Justina Lee there is a lot of uncertainty and Credit Agricole’s Yau. views by different parties in the The Hong Kong dollar’s in- ne of the world’s market, which is why you get terbank rates showed limited bloomberg most reliable curren- such sharp moves and more vo- increases yesterday, with the cy bets is suddenly latility than usual.” one- and three-month rates ri- looking like less of a Before the HKMA announce- sing less than half a basis point. Osure thing. ment, Hong Kong’s dollar had Still, longer-term Hong Kong The Hong Kong dollar carry fallen to HK$7.8278 against the dollar rates are likely to show trade, which has produced stea- U.S. currency, before closing up faster increases in the coming dy returns for seven straight 0.11 percent at HK$7.8151. Late weeks, especially since the HK- months, suffered a rare setback on yesterday, it was down 0.02 MA’s announcements suggests on Wednesday as the currency percent to HK$7.8169. a “policy nudge in that direc- abruptly strengthened the most The HKMA’s announcement tion,” Goldman Sachs Group since February 2016. Its 0.1 per- also moved currency forwards, Inc. economists MK Tang and cent gain against the U.S. dollar popular contracts for betting Maggie Wei wrote in a note. may have been tiny by global on interest rate differences be- The monetary authority could standards, but it jolted investors tween Hong Kong and the U.S. decide to sell more EFBs if rates who had positioned for declines Twelve-month Hong Kong fail to climb on their own, ac- by borrowing in Hong Kong to The Hong Kong Monetary Au- ged to defend the currency at dollar forward points jumped as cording to DBS’s Ong. In 2016, invest in higher-yielding Ameri- thority triggered Wednesday’s HK$7.85 versus the greenback much as 92 points on Wednes- the HKMA announced additio- can assets. spike by announcing plans to - something it hasn’t had to do day, the most since December. nal EFB sales four times, contri- The trade had been a con- sell additional debt instrumen- since the current trading band The HKMA is probably selling buting to a 34 percent drop in sistent winner this year after ts called Exchange Fund Bills. was implemented in 2005. more debt to banks because it the aggregate balance. interest rates in the U.S. rose While the HKMA said its deci- “The long carry trade - long wants to stagger increases in lo- “The carry trade might not be and those in the former British sion had nothing to do with the U.S. dollar against Hong Kong cal rates, rather than see a sharp dead, but the peak is probably colony held near rock-bottom currency, some traders specula- dollar - has been one of the ea- jump triggered by intervention in the rear-view mirror,” Jason levels. But now the tightly-ma- ted that the move was designed siest trades this year and it’s if the currency falls to the weak Daw, a strategist at Societe Ge- naged exchange rate is turning in part to drain cash from the probably a little crowded as end of its band, according to nerale SA, wrote in a note. “The more volatile as it approaches financial system and guide local well,” said Gary Yau, a stra- Tommy Ong, managing director risks of further liquidity surpri- the weak end of a trading band interest rates higher. That wou- tegist at Credit Agricole CIB for treasury and markets at DBS ses by HKMA outweigh the be- imposed by the city’s de facto ld help support the Hong Kong in Hong Kong. “As the spot is Hong Kong Ltd. nefits of earning modest carry.” central bank. dollar before the HKMA is obli- near unprecedented territory, The carry trade may have fur- Bloomberg

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In this photo taken Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, the USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) destroyer sails off the coast of Vietnam

counterparts of the maneuver, a Philippine official told the AP, US warship sails close to adding Filipino forces were not involved. Philippine marines stationed in a marooned ship on a dispu- China-held island in disputed sea ted shoal may have monitored the U.S. Navy operation becau- Jim Gomez, Manila a “routine” freedom of naviga- tary operations, which Presi- The U.S. is not involved in the se they are based near Mischief tion operation near Mischief dent Donald Trump’s adminis- long-seething disputes in the Reef, the official said. U.S. warship sailed close to Reef Thursday. It was not im- tration has continued partly to busy and potentially oil- and U.S. Pacific Fleet spokeswo- Aa Chinese man-made island mediately clear if the Chinese reassure allies locked in territo- gas-rich waters involving Chi- man Lt. Cmdr. Nicole Schweg- in the disputed South China Sea demanded the U.S. destroyer rial rifts with Beijing. na, Brunei, Malaysia, the Phi- man said all Navy operations in an operation that challenged leave as they have done in the Tensions escalated a few years lippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. “are conducted in accordan- China’s excessive territorial past. ago when China began to build Washington, however, has ce with international law and claims in busy international The official spoke on condition seven reefs, including Mischief, declared it is in its interest to demonstrate that the United waters, a U.S. Navy official said of anonymity because the offi- into islands, including three ensure that the conflicts are re- States will fly, sail, and opera- yesterday. cial was not authorized to speak with runways, which the U.S. solved peacefully and that free- te wherever international law The official told The Associa- to the press about the matter. and China’s neighbors fear cou- dom of navigation and overfli- allows.” ted Press that Chinese vessels China, which claims the South ld be used to project Beijing’s ght remain unhampered. “That is true in the South Chi- were in the vicinity when the China Sea virtually in entirety, military might and potentially In the latest sail-by, U.S. mili- na Sea as in other places arou- USS John S. McCain sailed in has protested such U.S. mili- obstruct freedom of navigation. tary officials notified Philippine nd the globe,” she said. AP

Sichuan Authorities raise toll to 20 dead, ap photo over 400 injured in quake hinese monitors Authorities raised the ding to Xinhua. cue effort appeared due Csay they’ve detected death toll by one to 20 and Most of the deaths and in part to improvements multiple landslides but no injured by around 200 injuries were recorded in to emergency response major building collapses yesterday. Six tourists and Zhangzha township, near preparations enacted af- following a powerful ear- two local residents were Jiuzhaigou national park ter the Aba Tibetan and thquake in the country’s known to be among the in Sichuan province that Qiang Autonomous Pre- mountainous southwest dead, and 18 people had is listed by UNESCO as a fecture that includes Jiu- that killed at least 20 peo- serious injuries, local au- world heritage site. zhaigou was struck by a ple and injured 431. thorities said. The quake knocked out massive 2008 earthquake A paramilitary policeman carries a woman over a section of road The Institute of Remote More than 60,000 peo- electricity and sent boul- that killed nearly 90,000 damaged by an earthquake in Jiuzhaigou county Sensing and Digital Earth ple have been evacuated ders tumbling down steep people. under the Chinese Aca- from the area amid con- mountainsides onto blo- The U.S. Geological Sur- ning, another strong ear- was measured at 6.3 by demy of Sciences drew the tinuing aftershocks, state cked roads, while Xinhua vey measured the quake thquake struck far nor- the USGS and struck in a conclusion from satellite media said. said its photographers at magnitude 6.5 and said thwestern China, some sparsely populated area of imagery collected after the A Canadian woman suf- on the scene reported ex- it struck at a depth of just 2,200 kilometers (1,360 the Xinjiang region near magnitude 6.5 quake stru- fered a slight head injury tensive damage to scenic 9 kilometers (5.5 miles). miles) from Jiuzhaigou, the Kazakhstan border. ck Tuesday night, the of- and a French citizen was sites which include lakes, Shallow earthquakes tend injuring 32 people, two CCTV said 10,500 peo- ficial Xinhua News Agen- wounded in both legs and spectacular waterfalls and to cause more damage of them seriously, and ple had been moved from cy and state broadcaster needed surgery to remove karst formations. than deeper ones. damaging more than damaged buildings to CCTV said yesterday. stone fragments, accor- The speed of the res- On Wednesday mor- 1,000 houses. That quake emergency shelters. AP fri 11.08.2017

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a teenager with no one else to turn to. Graves said she appreciated Yang’s remorse, Ex-college employee sentenced but said she thought most of his comments centered on how the actions affected him and not the victim. in Chinese student rape case “Mr. Yang is every parent’s nightmare,” the judge said. field Journal-Register repor- sorry, calling his actions an “I can’t imagine what she ted yesterday. “unspeakable offense.” His went through.” Yang helped the girl in lawyer had asked for pro- The victim was in China

photo archive photo August 2016 relocate from bation, noting Yang had no during the sentencing hea- China to the central Illinois prior criminal history, was ring, but she sent a video campus, where she planned remorseful and complied explaining that she was still to take classes. Investigators with terms of his release. afraid to return to the uni- allege Yang invited the girl But the judge responded versity and believes Yang to his office the day after she by calling Yang a “preda- will retaliate against her and arrived, on her 17th birth- tor” who took advantage of her family. AP day, and forced her to drink alcohol. The teen passed out, and Yang sexually abused her, ac- cording to Sangamon County Testimony set in trial over State’s Attorney John Milhi- ser. Yang called the victim mainland student’s slaying days later and threatened to send her back to China if she estimony is set to begin in the murder trial of two men char- didn’t engage in sex with him Tged in the fatal shooting of a Syracuse University student from again, Milhiser said. China. Yang was arrested after the Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick and defense victim told another student lawyers for 24-year-old Cameron Isaac and 20-year-old Ninimbe Mi- she’d been raped. tchell made their opening statements this week. Both men are being former University Xuesong “Gary” Yang, 54, “She is still suffering emo- tried together. Isaac is charged with first-degree murder while his ne- of Illinois-Spring- who was involved in the tional damage done at the phew, Mitchell, is charged with second-degree murder. field employee ac- school’s foreign-exchange hands of the defendant,” the Authorities say Isaac killed 23-year-old Yuan Xiaopeng, of Qingdao, cused of raping a program, pleaded guilty in prosecutor said during the during a marijuana deal that turned into a robbery at an apartment 17-year-oldA Chinese exchan- June to aggravated criminal sentencing hearing. complex in suburban DeWitt on Sept. 30. Officials say Mitchell was ge student has been senten- sexual abuse and obstruction Yang asked Judge Leslie the getaway driver. ced to more than six years in of justice. He was sentenced Graves for mercy and repea- Yuan was a junior studying mathematics at Syracuse University prison. earlier this week, the Spring- tedly told the judge he was when he was killed.

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going ahead without the authori- the legality of the government zation of Parliament, the govern- proceeding with the 122 million ap photo ment is acting beyond its power,” Australian dollar (USD96 lawyer Jonathon Hunyor said. million) ballot without Parlia- Prime Minister Malcolm Tur- ment’s approval, but said: “I’m nbull said the government had not going to take any part in it legal advice that the postal ballot whatsoever.” would withstand a court challenge. Plebiscites in Australia are re- “I encourage every Australian ferendums that don’t deal with to exercise their right to vote on questions that change the consti- this matter. It’s an important tution. Voting at referendums is question,” Turnbull said. compulsory to ensure a high vo- ter turnout and that the legally- binding result reflects the wishes of a majority of Australians. The government opted for By going ahead Australia’s first-ever voluntary postal plebiscite after the Senate without the twice rejected AUD135 million authorization of funding for a conventional ple- biscite, in which votes are cast in Parliament, the ballot boxes. Pollster Martin O’Shannessy government is said a market researcher would acting beyond be able to provide a more ac- Jonathon Hunyor (right), CEO of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre curate picture of Australians’ its power. attitudes toward gay marriage through telephone polling for Jonathon Hunyor less than AUD1.2 million. Australia Lawyer The accuracy of the postal ballot could be damaged by low Gay-rights advocates and many voter response and responses co- lawmakers want Parliament to ming primarily from voters with Challenge filed in court legislate marriage equality now strong views on both sides of the without an opinion poll, which argument, said O’Shannessy, they see as an unjustifiable hur- a partner at Sydney market re- to gay marriage ballot dle to reform. searcher Omnipoll. Retired High Court judge Mi- “I would say that the process is chael Kirby, a gay man who su- open to significantly more risk pports marriage equality, dis- than an opinion survey,” he said. Rod McGuirk, Canberra unacceptable. Lawyers for independent missed the ballot as “irregular Successive opinion polls show The mail ballot is not binding, lawmaker Andrew Wilkie and and unscientific polling.” most Australians support gay ay-rights advocates but the conservative government marriage equality advocates “It’s just something we’ve ne- marriage. But national referen- Gfiled a court challenge yes- won’t legislate the issue without Shelley Argent and Felicity Mar- ver done in our constitutional dums in Australia rarely change terday to the government’s unu- it. If most Australians say “no,” lowe, applied to the High Court arrangements of Australia, and the status quo. Gay-rights advo- sual plan to canvass Australians’ the government won’t allow Par- for an injunction that would pre- it really is unacceptable,” Kir- cates fear that on an issue that opinion on gay marriage next liament to consider lifting the vent the so-called postal plebis- by told Australian Broadcasting doesn’t directly affect most Aus- month, while a retired judge said nation’s ban on same-sex mar- cite from going ahead. Corp. tralians, a majority might be per- he would boycott the survey as riage. “We will be arguing that by Kirby would not comment on suaded to opt against change. AP

Roshan Sedhai, Kathmandu Nepal epal’s parliament Authorities strengthen laws against dowry, menstrual exile Nhas passed a bill toward making women sa- fer by strengthening laws The new law goes into ef- USD29. though the practice — cal- against acid attacks along fect in August 2018, with Many menstruating wo- led Chhaupadi — was ac- with the ancient Hindu violators who force women men are still forced to lea- tually outlawed a decade ap photo customs of demanding into exile facing punish- ve their homes and take ago. But without any assig- dowry payments for mar- ments of up to three mon- shelter in unhygienic or ned penalties, the custom riage and exiling women ths in jail or a fine of 3,000 insecure huts or cow sheds continued in many parts of who are menstruating. Nepalese rupees, or about until their cycle ends, the majority Hindu Hima- layan country, especially in the western hills. ad While exiled in isolation, some women face bitter Nepalese Hindu women bathe in the Bagmati River on Rishi cold or attacks by wild ani- Panchami, a day when rituals are performed to wash away sins mals. Unclean conditions committed during menstruation period can also cause infections. “People will be discoura- on good hygiene. re in Nepal, I was asked ged to follow this discrimi- “Fear of punishment not to enter inside the natory custom due to fear will not stop people from temple or the kitchen,” she of punishment” now that following this custom said. “But I never had to go the new bill is passed, said who think women are to sleep in shed.” lawmaker Krishna Bhakta impure during menstrua- The legislation was part Pokhrel from the commit- tion,” Gauri Kumari Oli of an ongoing effort to im- tee that drafted the bill. told the Associated Press prove the country’s laws, But a female parliamen- yesterday. “The govern- and also criminalizes other tarian from the far-wes- ment and non-govern- deep-rooted customs that tern district of Doti, where mental agencies should harm women, including menstrual exile is still prac- start to do more to raise slavery, acid attacks and ticed, said the legislation awareness.” the dowry system, by whi- passed Wednesday alone She herself was made to ch a woman’s family must would not be enough, and observe the custom, albeit secure her marriage pros- the government should also not so strictly, she said. pects by paying the groom invest in educating women “Like it happens elsewhe- and his family. AP fri 11.08.2017

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ith liberals back Korea in charge in Sou- th Korea, Seoul is making peace of- feringsW to its archrivals, but the North isn’t biting. Why the North has no interest South Korean President Moon Jae-in believes the best way to solve the North Korean nuclear crisis is engagement of the sort in talking to the South that two past liberal leaders used to win historic summits with He proposed talks for reducing the United States and South Ko- Pyongyang. animosities across their heavily rea that it condemns as invasion The problem, as clearly de- ap photo armed border and a resumption rehearsals, and the removal of monstrated during the last se- of meetings between aging relati- tens of thousands of U.S. troops veral chaotic days, is that North ves separated by war. He invited stationed in the South. It will Korea doesn’t want to talk. the North to participate in next also be looking to breathe new Instead, it has been testing year’s Winter Olympics, which life into an economy hammered missiles at an unprecedented South Korea is hosting. And he by years of heavy internatio- pace and threatening to laun- proposed ambitious longer-term nal sanctions, and to find more ch some of those toward Guam. projects, such as reconnecting an markets for its cheap products Pyongyang may be looking to inter-Korean railway and buil- and labor. eventually use the existence of ding a gas pipeline connecting These clearly are of greater its nuclear weapons to negotiate the Koreas with Russia. significance to Pyongyang than a peace treaty with the United Moon said he wasn’t offering anything Seoul can provide. States to officially end the 1950- unconditional cooperation. He Moon has harshly criticized 53 Korean War and remove U.S. condemned the ICBM launch the hard-line policies under a troops from the South. Until, and said the North could gua- decade of conservative rule in and unless, that happens, Seoul rantee its security only through Seoul, which he says did nothing probably will have little luck bui- “complete, verifiable and irrever- to stop Pyongyang’s weapons lding bridges. In this June 13, 2000, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (left) and South Korean President Kim Dae-jung shake hands in Pyongyang sible denuclearization.” advancements and only dimi- This puts Moon in a bind, for- Reopening dialogue with Pyon- nished Seoul’s voice in dealing cing him right when his inclina- gyang is crucial for Moon, who with its rival. But North Korean tion is to go left. Moon, who took office in May, Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun says the South should take the intransigence may leave Moon in The Koreas last held formal made his most ambitious plea for and their so-called “Sunshine lead when it comes to solving the the same policy rut as his prede- talks in December 2015. Since engagement two days after Nor- Policy.” Seoul’s economic indu- North Korean nuclear problem. cessor, Park Geun-hye, who also then, North Korea has conducted th Korea test-launched its first cements resulted in two historic But analysts say the ICBM tests initially vowed more flexibility. a torrent of missile tests and two intercontinental ballistic missile summit meetings and temporary show that Pyongyang is focused South Korea’s conservatives nuclear tests, boosting its efforts last month. rapprochement between the Ko- on Washington and uninterested hold this view and they want to make nuclear weapons small In a July 6 speech in Berlin, reas in the 2000s. in what Seoul brings to the table. more sanctions and pressure. enough to fit on long-range mis- Moon vowed to build on the le- Moon said the Koreas shou- North Korea wants an end to They call his pleas for talks a siles. gacies of late liberal leaders Kim ld start off with “easy” subjects. annual military drills between “one-sided love affair.”MDT/AP

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civilians — “especially the IS cites France’s participa- spiteful and filthy French.” tion in the U.S.-led coalition ap photo High-level attacks, from the when claiming attacks in the November 2015 massacres country. in Paris to last year’s Bastil- “They want to die as mar- le Day truck attack in Nice, tyrs,” said Jean-Charles Bri- followed, with 216 dead. sard, president of the CAT center. In November 2015, when Youth teams of extremists stormed in tough into Paris from Brussels and killed 130 people enjoying a neighborhoods weekend on the town, they “waited for intervention for- have ces to arrive to die with wea- pons in their hands facing notoriously apostate forces,” Brisard clai- bad relations med. For another expert, Alain with authorities Rodier, a former intelligence officer, many French Islamic in uniform extremists who go after sym- and some bols of the state had spent much of their lives doing just delinquents that as small-time delinquen- ts. In France, police and you- who radicalize th in tough neighborhoods French soldiers patrol in the courtyard of the Louvre museum in Paris have notoriously bad rela- repeat old tions with authorities in uni- habits form and some delinquents France who radicalize repeat old ha- This year, one person, a po- bits, he said. lice officer on the crowded “In reality, they’ve trans- Champs-Elysees Avenue, has ferred what they did before,” been killed. One attacker Rodier said. They are people Security forces now top died in a second incident on who haven’t traveled to com- the avenue after his car laden bat zones and take action “on with weapons caught fire af- their own initiative,” he said, targets of Islamic radicals ter he rammed it into a con- adding that the notion of re- voy of gendarmes. demption also can also mo- Not all the attacks were tivate the choice of targets. Elaine Ganley, Paris seven planned attacks, Fran- test, on Wednesday, a BMW claimed by IS, and like the They are often fed by extre- ce’s interior minister said re- slammed into six soldiers as attacker who plowed his car mist preachers whose mes- rench soldiers taking cently. More than 230 people, they left their barracks ou- into the soldiers, not all were sage is “the more heroic the Fpart in Operation Senti- many of them out for a night tside Paris for duty in what French. Except for Wednes- action the more their sins are nelle are the highest profile of fun, were killed in 2015 authorities said was a “deli- day’s car attack, the attackers pardoned.” symbols of the fight against and 2016. berate” attack. The suspect, chose tourist haunts — going Wednesday’s attack threw Islamic extremism — but Islamic radicals may seek an Algerian living legally in after security forces, not the the spotlight on the Sentinelle along with other security for- extra media visibility presu- France, was arrested after a crowds. force, currently 7,000-strong ces patrolling French streets mably afforded by going af- highway manhunt and hospi- A study released in March with half of its members pos- are increasingly the main tar- ter emblematic targets or be talized with bullet wounds. by the Center for Terrorism ted in the Paris region. Some gets of attacks. tempted by the wish to die “We need to finally suppress Analysis, or CAT, showed that have questioned why soldiers Operation Sentinelle was as a “martyr,” several exper- the idea that there is a com- France isn’t alone. Attacks on are patrolling sensitive si- created to guard prominent ts said. Or they may want to mon profile for terrorists,” security forces have been a ghts from train stations and French sites after a string of up assurance of redemption said Alain Bauer, a leading constant in the West. Between airports to places of wor- deadly attacks in 2015. The with an especially “heroic” act criminologist and security ex- 2013 and 2016, a majority — ship — when they have never soldiers’ status as represen- in the ultimate stage of a life pert. But, he added, attacking 53 percent — of 72 targeted stopped an assault since their tatives, and defenders, of the spent mainly in delinquency security forces is “a la mode” attacks, either carried out, deployment after attacks in state, has put security forces in which security forces were now in France. attempted or planned, were January 2015 on the Char- in the line of fire. But experts the top enemy, the experts In 2015 and 2016, soft targe- aimed at society’s protectors. lie Hebdo newspaper and a offer other reasons, too, for added. ts were more common, after a The study also showed that Kosher grocery. why attacks in France have Knives, machetes, hammers Syrian who served the Islamic France, with the highest num- The soldiers are “a presence recently focused on heavily and vehicles have been used State group as its high-profile ber of Western jihadis in Syria that reassures, protects,” Pri- armed protectors. in the seven attacks this year spokesman and strategist be- and Iraq, and largest Muslim me Minister Edouard Phili- No civilians have been atta- — in each case against securi- fore being killed urged sym- population in Western Eu- ppe said Wednesday, but also cked this year — although in- ty forces — despite France’s pathizers in Europe and the rope, was the most targeted symbols “and therefore direct telligence services have foiled state of emergency. In the la- U.S. to launch attacks against Western country. targets.” AP

ging Iran-backed Shiite Yemen Houthi rebels who control the capital and much of the north and restoring to National blood bank faces threat of closure power the internationally- recognized government of Menna Zaki, Cairo rian crisis in the war-torn “Supplies are running ld’s worst humanitarian 3,000 cases monthly, in- Abed Rabbou Mansour country. out,” Ayman al-Shihari crisis. The two-year-long cluding patients with can- Hadi. emen’s national Doctors Without Bor- told The Associated Press war has crippled the coun- cer, thalassaemia, kidney The stalemated war has Yblood bank faces a ders, known by the Fren- over the phone from the try’s health system, deple- failure and those woun- killed at least 10,000 peo- complete shutdown wi- ch acronym MSF, gave Yemeni capital, Sanaa. ted access to safe drinking ded in the war. Thalasse- ple and has led to extensi- thin a week after a me- out its last donation to the The MSF supplies cover water and put millions on mia is a hereditary form ve civilian suffering with dical aid charity ended blood bank in June after it only two months. the brink of famine. of anemia that requires 17 million going hungry its two-year support, the signed an agreement with Al-Shihari added that Al-Shihari said that the regular transfusions. and nearly 80 percent of facility’s director said yes- U.N. World Health Orga- the facility has yet to re- bank’s closure could lead A Saudi-led coalition Yemeni children in need terday, warning that the nization handing over the ceive any aid from the to a “humanitarian ca- embarked on a campaign of humanitarian assistan- closure could exacerbate support to the U.N. agen- WHO. tastrophe,” noting that in March 2015 in Yemen ce, according to U.N. figu- the existing humanita- cy. Yemen is facing the wor- the facility receives up to with the aim of dislod- res. AP fri 11.08.2017

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diplomats are among the most Cuba closely monitored people on the island. Like virtually all foreign diplomats in Cuba, the victims of the incidents lived in housing Hearing loss of US diplomats owned and maintained by the Cuban government. However, officials familiar with the probe said investigators were blamed on covert device looking into the possibilities that the incidents were carried out Matthew Lee, Michael Weissenstein with no exception.” by a third country such as Rus- The statement from the Cuban sia, possibly operating without he two-year-old U.S. diplo- ap photo Foreign Ministry said it had been the knowledge of Cuba’s formal Tmatic relationship with Cuba informed of the incidents on Feb. chain of command. was roiled Wednesday by what 17 and had launched an “exhaus- Nauert said investigators did U.S. officials say was a string of tive, high-priority, urgent investi- not yet have a definitive explana- bizarre incidents that left a group gation at the behest of the highest tion for the incidents but stressed of American diplomats in Hava- level of the Cuban government.” they take them “very seriously,” na with severe hearing loss attri- It said the decision to expel two as shown by the Cuban diploma- buted to a covert sonic device. Cuban diplomats was “unjusti- ts’ expulsions. In the fall of 2016, a series of fied and baseless.” “We requested their departu- U.S. diplomats began suffering The ministry said it had created re as a reciprocal measure since unexplained losses of hearing, an expert committee to analyze some U.S. personnel’s assign- according to officials with know- the incidents and had reinforced ments in Havana had to be cur- ledge of the investigation into security around the U.S. embassy tailed due to these incidents,” she the case. Several of the diplomats and U.S. diplomatic residences. said. “Under the Vienna Conven- were recent arrivals at the em- the range of audible sound and diplomats from their embassy in “Cuba is universally considered tion, Cuba has an obligation to bassy, which reopened in 2015 as had been deployed either insi- Washington on May 23. She did a safe destination for visitors and take measures to protect diplo- part of former President Barack de or outside their residences. It not say how many U.S. diplomats foreign diplomats, including U.S. mats.” Obama’s reestablishment of di- was not immediately clear if the were affected or confirm they had citizens,” the statement said. U.S. diplomats in Cuba said plomatic relations with Cuba. device was a weapon used in a de- suffered hearing loss, saying only U.S. officials told The Associa- they suffered occasional harass- Some of the diplomats’ symp- liberate attack, or had some other that they had “a variety of physi- ted Press that about five diploma- ment for years after the restora- toms were so severe that they purpose. cal symptoms.” ts, several with spouses, had been tion of limited ties with the com- were forced to cancel their tours The U.S. officials weren’t autho- The Cuban government said affected and that no children had munist government in the 1970s, early and return to the United rized to discuss the investigation in a lengthy statement late We- been involved. The FBI and Di- harassment reciprocated by U.S. States, officials said. After mon- publicly and spoke on condition dnesday that “Cuba has never plomatic Security Service are in- agents against Cuban diplomats ths of investigation, U.S. officials of anonymity. permitted, nor will permit, that vestigating. in Washington. The use of sonic concluded that the diplomats State Department spokeswo- Cuban territory be used for any Cuba employs a state security devices to intentionally harm di- had been exposed to an advan- man Heather Nauert said the U.S. action against accredited diplo- apparatus that keeps many peo- plomats would be unpreceden- ced device that operated outside retaliated by expelling two Cuban matic officials or their families, ple under surveillance and U.S. ted. AP

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Saturday 10:40 Comedy The battleship island 11:10 Blaze Riders room 1 11:35 Chefs 7:00, 9:30pm Director: Ryoo Seung-Wan 12:30 Miscellaneous Starring: Hwang Jung-Min, So Ji-Sub, Song Joong-Ki 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) Language: Korean & Japanese (Chinese & English) 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast (PT) Duration: 132min 15:00 Miscellaneous 16:20 Soap Opera (PT) 19:20 Miscellaneous 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (PT) 21:00 Portugal in 150 Seconds 21:10 Drama (PT) 22:10 Movie: Naked City 23:00 TDM News the Emoji movie 23:30 Miscellaneous room 2 2:15, 5:45, 7:30pm 00:35 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) Director: Tony Leondis 01:10 RTPi Live Starring: T.J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris Language: English (Chinese) Sunday Duration: 86min 10:35 Young Adult 11:00 Sunday Mass (Live) 12:00 Miscellaneous 1982 Krays let out for 12:30 Miscellaneous mother’s funeral 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast The notorious East End gangsters Ronnie and Reggie 14:50 Zig Zag DEspicable Me 3 Kray have been allowed out of prison for their mother’s 17:40 Brainstorm room 2 18:25 Miscellaneous 4:00pm funeral. 19:35 Soap Opera Director: Eric Guillon, Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin Violet Kray, 72, died of cancer last week. It was the first time the Krays, 49, had been seen in 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (PT) Starring: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker public since being sentenced to life imprisonment for 21:00 Miscellaneous Language: Cantonese Duration: 90min murder in 1969. 22:00 Vidago Palace Security was tight for the funeral service in east Lon- 23:00 TDM News don. 23:30 Europe 30 - Final The brothers arrived separately - both were handcuffed 00:20 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) to a prison guard and flanked by police officers. 00:55 RTPi Live Ronnie Kray was brought from Broadmoor Hospital for the criminally insane in Berkshire where he has spent the last four years. His brother travelled from Parkhurst Prison in the Isle war of the planet of the apes of Wight where he is still held as a maximum security Offbeat room 2 Category “A” prisoner. 9:15pm The service was attended by a number of celebrities Director: Matt Reeves and underworld figures known to the twins from the days Starring: Woody Herrelson, Sara Canning, Judy Greeer It’s Not Delivery. It’s DiGiorno when they ran one of London’s biggest criminal opera- Language: English (Chinese) tions. Pizza spilled on highway Duration: 140min Among them was actress Diana Dors who arrived wea- Arkansas highway ring a black dress and sunglasses and carrying a bou- officials shut down quet. westbound lanes of a The brothers were not allowed to attend the graveside cross-country inters- service at Chingford Mount cemetery in Essex where tate for four hours so their mother was interred in the family burial plot. crews could pick up pizza. Courtesy BBC News An 18-wheeler con- Ballerina taining DiGiorno and room 3 Tombstone frozen pi- 2:15, 4:00, 5:45pm zzas scraped a brid- Director: Eric Summer, Erin Warin ge support and sliced Starring: Elle Fanning, Dane DeHaan, Carly Rae Jepsen open its trailer yes- Language: Cantonese terday [Macau time], Duration: 89min spilling them across Interstate 30 in front of the Arkansas Depart- ment of Transportation In context office. Agency spokes- Ronnie and Reggie Kray ran one of London’s biggest crime man Danny Straessle said the bridge had only cosmetic rackets with their elder brother, Charlie. damage. They were jailed for the murders of George Cornell and Jack I-30 was closed for a time in both directions while crews “The Hat” McVitie. 47 meters down A film about their lives in 1990 fuelled a campaign to get picked up the DiGiorno and Tombstone brand pies. The room 3 highway, which goes around the south side of Little Rock, them released, but successive home secretaries refused to free 2:15, 6:00, 9:45pm them. is part a major link that connects Dallas and points west Director: Johannes Roberts Ronnie died of a heart attack in prison in 1995. Reggie was to Memphis, Tennessee, and points north and east. Starring: Mandy Moore, Claire Holt, Mathew Modine released on compassionate grounds a month before his death There was no word on who missed out on pizza delive- Language: English (Chinese) from cancer in October 2000. ries because of the accident. Duration: 89min fri 11.08.2017

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Football shape at this stage, especially con- sidering City and United — poten- tially Chelsea’s biggest challengers this season — have been more de- cisive in the transfer market. Conte frustrated as Chelsea “It’s very important to try to find the right solution, to try to im- prove the squad,” Conte said this week at the Premier League lau- launches title defense in EPL nch. ntonio Conte mis- Conte referenced the last time sed out on two of his Chelsea defended the league title. top transfer targets, ap photo It was the 2015-16 season and the saw a key player sold team finished embarrassingly in againstA his wishes, and feels the 10th place, with coach Jose Mou- current Chelsea squad is ill-equi- rinho fired before Christmas. pped to handle the addition of the “For sure we want to avoid the Champions League to its schedu- Mourinho season,” said Conte, le. No wonder the Italian coach although that really would be the cuts a frustrated figure heading worst-case scenario. into the start of Chelsea’s Premier The last team to retain the Pre- League title defense. mier League was United in 2009 Going into Saturday’s home and Chelsea, which wasn’t in Eu- match against Burnley, it could ropean competition last season, even be argued that Chelsea is now has the Champions League beginning the season in a weaker clogging up the schedule. United position despite a summer outlay and City will be a tougher prospect of around 140 million pounds now Mourinho and Pep Guardio- (USD180 million). la have something close to their So much for building from a po- ideal squads. sition of strength. In the short term, Chelsea start Will new striker Alvaro Morata the season with Eden Hazard and Antonio Conte (right) be as effective up front as Diego Bakayoko out injured, while Mo- Costa, who has been told by Conte rata is still getting used to his new via text message that he isn’t part ted in one of the most head-scrat- by United, while Conte has also It leaves Chelsea needing a new teammates and may take time to of his plans? Is new midfielder ching moves of the summer win- acknowledged that he tried to sign midfielder as well as reinforce- settle. The Spain striker is even Tiemoue Bakayoko a significant dow? right back Kyle Walker, who en- ments at wing back in the final likely to start on the bench against upgrade on Nemanja Matic , who Chelsea was beaten to the sig- ded up leaving Tottenham to join days of the transfer window. Conte Burnley, with Michy Batshuayi was sold to rival Manchester Uni- nature of striker Romelu Lukaku Manchester City. clearly wanted his squad in better starting. MDT/AP Ronaldo rested and ready for Neymar’s debut in French Barca in Spanish Super Cup league could be delayed again t’s been nearly a week sin- ce Neymar landed in Paris,

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C ap photo and ready to take on ting back to the 2014 club in the French league. Barcelona in the Spa- Spanish Super Cup. Neymar’s world-record 222 nish Super Cup. Barcelona, which million euros (USD262 million) Ronaldo enjoyed is in the Super Cup transfer from Barcelona to Paris a longer vacation as the reigning Copa Saint-Germain was completed than his Real Madrid del Rey winner, will last week, but the Brazil interna- teammates to fully play its second mat- tional has yet to be granted per- recover from Portu- ch since the stunning mission to play. gal’s participation in departure of Neymar PSG wanted Neymar to start the Confederations after Paris Saint-Ger- the season at the Parc des Prin- Cup in June. He mis- main paid a record ces last week against Amiens but sed his club’s presea- 222 million euros his debut was delayed because Neymar son tour, including a (USD262 million) his international transfer certifi- friendly against Bar- to trigger the relea- cate (ITC) had not been received celona in Miami that Bernabeu on Aug. 16. to secure the title by se clause in his con- by the French league on time. to accept the payment for the the Catalan club won One of the keys to beating Malaga 2-0. tract. Neymar was unveiled to the buyout clause for Neymar.” 3-2. Madrid’s Champions Madrid now takes Valverde replaced PSG fans on Saturday, but wat- Barcelona said there is nothing Ronaldo returned League and Spanish aim at a second tro- manager Luis Enri- ched from the stands as his new strange about the situation and to training at the league titles last sea- phy to kick off the que this summer af- team started its league campaign that the wait is due to the banks, start of August, but son was the decision new campaign before ter four noteworthy with a 2-0 win. which have to make the 222 he only played the by coach Zinedine Zi- starting its defense seasons in charge of The former Santos forward was million euros available in the final 10 minutes of dane to limit Ronal- of the Spanish league Athletic Bilbao. The then expected to play on Sun- club’s account before the trans- Madrid’s 2-1 win do’s minutes during crown the following former Barcelona day night at Guingamp at the fer is authorized. over former club the long campaign. weekend. player will now coa- 18,000-capacity Stade du Rou- There has been speculation in Manchester United By giving him “What we want to ch his first competiti- dourou, but PSG fans might have France that Barcelona slowed in the European Su- some games off, the do is to keep this ve match for the club to wait a bit longer to see the star down the whole process as a re- per Cup on Tuesday. 32-year-old Ronaldo winning streak ali- against its fiercest in action. taliation measure against PSG That means Ronal- arrived in peak form ve,” Zidane said after rival. The French league said in an after the French league club lu- do should be back to the final stretch Madrid beat United. “I think we have email to The Associated Press on red one of its three biggest stars in Madrid’s starting and led Madrid to “This is going to be a had a good presea- Thursday that it had not recei- out of the Camp Nou. lineup on Sunday, the double. Ronaldo difficult year because son, but the real ved the document needed from Asked about his views on the when it visits Barce- scored twice in the already on Sunday thing begins Sun- the Spanish federation. It added issue after the Amiens game, lona’s Camp Nou in 4-1 win over Juven- we have a complica- day,” Valverde said the deadline for receiving the do- PSG coach Unai Emery said last the opening leg of the tus in the European ted match.” this week. “It’s an cument was midnight local time. week he was not sure “Spain did Spanish Super Cup. Cup final and netted Madrid will be wi- important title and The French league added that everything” to ensure Neymar The second leg will in the final round of thout midfielder I think that we are it “does not understand” why would be cleared to play for PSG be at the Santiago the Spanish league Luka Modric, who prepared.” MDT/AP its Spanish counterpart “refuses without delay. MDT/AP THE Uber expands food delivery Station Air quality BUZZ services to South Korea Roadside 20-40 Good Ride-hailing company Uber is expanding its its flagship UberX ride-hailing service in 2015, food delivery service to South Korea. facing protests from local taxi drivers and the High The San Francisco-based company’s Thursday Seoul city government. In April, a court fined Density 20-40 launch of UberEats in Seoul comes as it conti- Uber USD8,756 for violating a transport law. Residental nues its talks with local authorities to resume its With popular local startups offering various Good flagship ride-hailing service. food delivery services already, the U.S. company Area opinion Before UberEats, Uber’s presence in South will likely face an uphill battle to lure food deli- Korea was almost non-existence. It withdrew very customers in the country, analysts said. Ambient 20-40 Good Bizcuits dsmg source: Leanda Lee Controversial film WORLD BRIEFS Bus driver culture shift Maldives Human rights How many of us choked on our Weeties yes- about Russian czar groups expressed concern terday morning? yesterday over the Maldives Raising concerns about the quality of bus ser- government’s purported vices and in particular, drivers’ skills in the le- cleared for release plan to carry out its first gislative assembly yesterday, Mak Soi Kun was execution in 60 years. reminded – and by extension are we – that “the government has repeatedly emphasized that it historical film about the Yesterday, the Russian pays close attention to bus drivers’ technical last Russian czar’s affair Culture Ministry finally an-

A ap photo abilities and experience”. with a ballerina has been nounced that the film has ap photo Not closely enough. The question to ask is cleared for release, the Cul- received official clearance. how many in the government pay close enou- ture Ministry said yester- Vyasheslav Telnov, the gh attention to ride those buses along with the day, despite passionate calls head of the ministry’s film rest of us? for its ban. department, said it checked Many years ago my elderly father came to vi- sit us in Macau at the age of 88 – an auspicious “Matilda,” which describes “Matilda” and found it in Nicholas II’s relationship full compliance with legal Thailand A 91-year old age. He was a man of broad and long experien- woman in Thailand has ce: he had early memories of seeing the Ze- with Matilda Kshesinskaya norms. has drawn virulent criti- Asked to comment on sta- earned a college degree ppelin over London, measured Winston Chur- after spending more than 10 chill’s feet for a pair of custom-fit shoe-lasts, cism from some Orthodox tements from Chechnya and years studying for it and has almost purchased a cottage in a Sri Lankan tea believers and hard-line na- Dagestan, Telnov said that received her diploma from plantation in his 60s, and swore that he saved tionalists, who see it as blas- An Orthodox protester holds up a the film has been cleared sign reading “Stop Matilda” during the country’s king. Grand Marnier for the world as he led the allied phemy against the emperor, for release nationwide, but troops to liberate the town in which the Lapos- a protest against the release of a glorified as a saint by the movie depicting a liaison of last czar the law allows regional au- The two-year-old tolle family produced the gorgeous drop. So, he US-Cuba Russian Orthodox Church. in Moscow thorities to make their own U.S. diplomatic relationship was not daunted about walking Macau’s streets Russian lawmaker Na- decisions. with Cuba has been roiled and eating at local coffee shops. A past master by what U.S. officials say at the art of frugal hedonism, he knew that lo- talya Poklonskaya, who pre- 2000. “There is no censorship in viously had served as the “Matilda” opponents have Russia, and the Ministry of was a string of bizarre cal experiences are to be savoured among the incidents that left a group local population. Casinos held little interest and chief regional prosecutor in gathered signatures against Culture stays away from any Crimea following its 2014 ideological views of beliefs,” of American diplomats in were not the main attraction in Macau in those the film, and earlier this Havana with severe hearing days, and so opportunities to ride the buses annexation by Moscow, month several hundred peo- he said. “A feature film can’t loss attributed to a covert were not to be passed up. spearheaded the campaign ple gathered to pray outside be banned for political or sonic device. More on p15 To that point, bus rides had been uneventful for banning the film. She a Moscow church for the ideological motives.” experiences for me. An elderly visitor would su- even asked the Prosecutor movie to be banned. Disputes over the movie rely have no problem. I had not banked upon General’s office to carry out The film’s critics were re- reflect the rising influence of my father’s British sense of decorum getting an inquiry into “Matilda,” the Russian Orthodox Chur- in the way. He doggedly refused to sit and let cently joined by Ramzan any lady in his presence stand, so by the time which is set to be released Kadyrov, the Kremlin-ba- ch and the increasing asser- we arrived at Lou Lim Ieoc Garden he was on the centennial of the 1917 cked regional leader of Che- tiveness of radical religious understandably rattled and took a little longer Bolshevik revolution. chnya, and authorities in activists. alighting than is the norm. Not hearing a word The lavish production, the neighboring province of Russia’s growing conser- of me standing back for him to go first, I hadn’t filmed in historic imperial Dagestan, who argued that vative streak has worried the opportunity to control the bus driver who palaces and featuring sump- “Matilda” should be barred many in the country’s artis- South Africa Two men took off with the poor man’s hand still jammed tuous costumes, loosely from theaters in the mostly tic community. A Moscow released from al-Qaida in the door handle. Dad managed to extricate follows the story of Nicholas Muslim regions in Russia’s art gallery recently shut captivity after six years in said hand, but the process left a gash in his II’s infatuation with Kshe- North Caucasus. down an exhibition of nude northern Mali made their thin, aging skin, and a scar on my trust in local sinskaya that began when Director Alexei Uchitel photos by an American pho- first public appearances drivers. Thursday, recounting their I still wonder whether it was mere driver care- he was heir-apparent and has rejected the accusations tographer after a raid by ordeals and saying they lessness or callous intent. ended at his marriage in and prominent Russian fil- vigilantes, and a theater in were not clear whether any My trust in the professionalism of Macau bus 1894. mmakers have come to his the Siberian city of Omsk ransom was paid for their drivers has continued to be eroded over the The czar and his family defense. The film’s critics canceled a performance of freedom. years. There are too many dangerous habits: were executed by a Bol- and its defenders both have the musical “Jesus Christ corners taken too quickly, breaking and taking shevik firing squad in July appealed to the Kremlin, Superstar” following a pe- off too fast, drivers using mobile phones. On 1918. The Russian Orthodox but it has refrained from pu- tition by devout Orthodox rainy days, some drivers appear to take a mean Church made them saints in blicly entering the fray. believers. AP ap photo -spirited joy in splashing pedestrians with gu- tter puddles. It is as if the job is just about the mechanics rather than about people and customer servi- times square by rodrigo ce. We have seen hardware and infrastructure improvements such as the Macau-Pass, the opposition bus-bus interchange concessions, the free bus Venezuelan parties, reeling after Wifi, clearer route information posted inside President Nicolas Maduro the buses, single-direction bus lanes, bus fre- installed a legislative quency, and relocation of bus stops. We do not super-body that usurps the however hear many details of investment in the little power they had, will software; the drivers. participate in gubernatorial The bus companies do promote driver safety elections this year, a choice training. Safety is after all a fundamental ope- they described as an act rational matter. But in a tourist destination as of defiance. Yet Maduro’s Macau is supposed to be, operations cannot allies made clear their be only about safety. It must include extended authoritarian intentions, customer service elements of comfort, interac- stating they decide who tion and care. Drivers are the face of their com- gets to run for office. panies and of Macau, thus pride in company and regional brand is to be encouraged. ’s federal The goals can be set higher, beyond the te- Germany prosecutors say they’ve chnicalities of operational excellence. How opened an investigation into many drivers say hello? How many are perso- whether Vietnam conducted nable? Have you ever heard any sing? Through illegal espionage in Berlin, organisational cultural shift we would see im- after a Vietnamese national provements, and with the bar set higher, safety wanted by that country on will become the base level norm, and customer embezzlement charges was care and service new and happier foci. kidnapped here and spirited home.